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Whiskey Trends – Irish Whiskey Sees Explosive Growth

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The beverage industry is an industry of trends and catching on to the latest whiskey trend is critical for pleasing customers and increasing beverage sales.  Whiskey has been hot for the last couple years, including bourbons, flavored whiskeys and now Irish whiskeys.   First there was the Fireball craze, with a younger generation replacing Vodka and other spirits with Fireball as their go-to shot.    In just two years, Fireball whiskey increased sales by over 30x, to $60 million in 2013.  Other producers released new brands and products in a wide range of flavors from cherry to honey.  Bushmills became the first Irish distillery to jump onboard followed by Dewar’s in Scotland, not to mention the dozens of American products.  If your restaurant or bar hasn’t started carrying Fireball and other flavored whiskeys, you’re losing money.  Don’t miss the next big beverage trend, craft Irish Whiskeys.

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Small Batches: That’s the Spirit!

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Given the rise in popularity of craft beers and local food, it was only a matter of time before the artisan spirits industry would be taking off in the United States as well. Once associated with bootlegging during the Prohibition era, the distilling of small batch liquors actually now accounts for approximately 400 small U.S. distilleries – and they’re producing a variety of spirits, ranging from bourbon to rum, vodka, and gin. Among those small distilleries are Sag Harbor Rum, based in the South Fork of eastern Long Island, NY – as well as a number of Illinois-based whiskey producers, including Koval, which is located in Chicago, where it produces a single-barrel, gluten-free organic bourbon whiskey. Evanston-based Few Spirits, as well as the Lake Bluff areas’ North Shore Distillery, are also on the list. Read more